Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-19
LOCAL BREyITIES.

The Superior Court law calendar will be
/ heard to-day.
/ The Jewish New Year HOLIDAYS COM
menced last evening and will continue until
I tomorrow evening
Mrs. Martyrs residence, No. 1929 F street,
was burglarized by tramp SATURDAY. after
| noon and robbed of quantity of jewelry
E. K. Alsip and L. L. Lewis have form
| ally filed with the City Trustees their ac-
| ceptance of the franchise recently granted
| them for an electric motor railway.
The Fire Department case was ARMED
before Judge Van Fleet on Saturday, and
| taken under advisement, the Judge stating
that he would render decision as early as
| possible.
RevW. c. Merrill delivered another of
his interesting series of Bible lectures at
the Congregational Church last evening. to
a large audience, on the subject, 1.-The First
Fugitive"
There was very large gathering in Capi-
tol Park last evening on the occasion of the
| memorial concert rendered by the Hussar
Band IN respect to the memory of the late
Governor.
A special train bringing passengers and
mails from the south arrived at 1920 last
night. The overland express, which ar
rived from San francisco on time, waited
until the southern got in.
The average temperature yesterday was
b30, being 30 cooler than the normal for
that day. The highest and lowest tempera-
ture was 790 and 500, with fresh to brisk
southerly winds and clear weather.
The Board of Trade has requested the
business houses Of the city and also the
Southern Pacific Compauys freight offices
TO observe Tomorrow as a holiday, to give
all employees opportunity to enjoy the
fair.
The average Signal Service temperature
Saturday was go, being 1o cooler than the
normal for that day The highest and
lowest temperature was $50 and $50, with
fresh to brisk southerly winds and clear
weather.
Saturday morning the steamer Modoc
grounded ON The bar below the city and re-
manned there several hours, until a portion
OF her freight had been placed upon
lighter. She did not get to her landing
until after II o'clock
There are kilograms at the Western Union
Telegraph office for Mrs. K. w. Henderson,
Z. II. Niles. George w. Hubbard. P. K
Turner. ]. w. Aud, E. F. Riley. =. Har-
ney, Fred Emmil, J. l.. McCleerv. Julius
Mooser, Mrs. NJ. Hartigan, aad B. E.
Lloyd
On Wednesday last Garvana Pima
Spanlard living near Davisville, and noted
all his life as a most skillful and daring
rider, While enjoying his first buggy ride,
became alarmed at some antics of the team.
Leaping from the buggy be lost his footing.
but still clinging to the lines was dragged
over and through the rough ground until
senseless sustaining serious injuries. At
last accounts he had rallied but is still in a
critical condition.
Last Friday was the one bundredth BIRTH
day of Mrs. Ellen Smith, who is now resid
ing at the County Infirmary of Yolo, at
woodland. She was born in Dublin, Ire
land, on September Is. 1887, and came to
America in 1889 She is the mother of four
boys and four girls. one of them. a
daughter, being sixty-five years old. Two
daughters are living. Mrs. Wibe and Mrs.
Drlscoll, OF Sacramento. She is partially
blind. but her health is very good for one
so old.
A night or two since Sacramento lady,
who had been worrying over the probable
presence of burglars in the city. happened
to think that one of the windows of the
house was not securely fastened, and left
her bed to attend to it. Her husband, who
did not know she had got up, heard some
one at the window, and at once went after
the some one" whom he quickly seized
by the throat and threw to the floor. His
attack was so sudden and vigorous that it
was several seconds before his wife could
explain.
Saturday evening "shell game operator
got after Chinaman's purse. The Celes-
tial fought shy of the game for some time,
but finally, after "capper" had lifted one
of the shells while the operator was going
through the usual pretense of looking in
another direction, John bet $40 that he
could tell where the little joker was. OF
course he selected the shell which had
been raised and beneath which he had seen
the pea, but when it was lifted after the
money was up there was no pea there.
Greatly astonished the Chinaman took
good look, calculating, what for HI
On, me no see him go !"
The New York veteran fremen returned
from San Francisco about 10:40 last night,
en- route for home. A number of Sacra.
mento ladies and gentlemen were at the
depot to have parting word with friends
in the party, who soon appeared and were
glad to see them but the greater portion
of the excursionists had retired to their
beds, fatigued with the round of festivities
since their arrival on the coast. Those who
were up and about when the train reached
Sacramento declared that the reception the
party received here on the 18th, and their
experience with Sacramentans during their
stay here, were among the most pleasant
recollections of the trip, and would long be
Kept in remembrance.